Tsunamis can travel thousands of kilometres across the ocean after an earthquake, volcanic eruption, or landslide ...

Maps also consider “terrain-specific hazards, sundowner wind patterns and evacuation complexities,” fire agencies said in a joint statement Wednesday. The City of Santa Barbara will be merging ...

New state fire maps have moved many Ross residents into a greater wildfire hazard zone. The Town Council voted unanimously on Thursday to adopt an ordinance designating the fire hazard severity zones.

KXAN is keeping track of wildfires. Follow along with the map and database below. We’ll keep them updated as new information becomes available. Fires that are still uncontained are red on the map.

Many popular vacation destinations, like California, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Thailand and the Caribbean are in active quake ...

The state fire marshal is required to classify land within State Responsibility Areas into fire hazard severity zones—moderate, high, or very high. The maps evaluate hazard rather than risk ...

SALEM, Ore. – Senate Bill 83, which seeks to repeal the controversial wildfire hazard map and the related regulations, advanced today after a unanimous vote in the Senate Committee on Natural ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The updated Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps for Local Responsibility Areas are now available for the public to review and comment, the Kern County Fire Department said. Cal ...

The six components are described below. Fine Fuel Moisture Code (FFMC) Canadian FFMC Map A numerical rating of the moisture content of litter and other cured fine fuels. This code is an indicator of ...

Due to the higher temperatures, rain and rapid snow melt, the wildfire danger is currently moderate in the Lac La Biche forest area. Over the next few weeks the wildfire danger level can change ...